Criminal records for employment, adoptions, commercial guide licenses, emigration, housing assistance and other industries requiring criminal checks can request official records from the Kentucky State Police. Felonies dating back to 1978, misdemeanors and traffic cases of the last five years or more can be viewed using Kentucky state court's website. The Office of Vital Statistics, department of health provides deaths and births from 1911 and marriages or divorces from 1958. An index of over 200 major state and local government departments across all three branches.